WASHINGTON (AP) — The pardons of dozens of Republicans accused of participating in efforts to overturn the 2020 election are a continuation of President Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the history about his election loss. They come months after Trump’s sweeping grant of clemency to all 1,500-plus people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack […]
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors Friday that it planned to begin closing restaurants in the fourth quarter of this year. The company said it expected a “mid-single-digit percentage” of its […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed a veteran budget official to be his first deputy mayor on Monday, tapping a seasoned hand of city and state government to lead operations of City Hall as he embarks on an ambitious agenda. The appointment of Dean Fuleihan as top deputy gives institutional heft to Mamdani ‘s […]
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A small plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning. Authorities told The Associated Press no victims were located during rescue efforts and said the search has now become a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration made a $7.5 million payment to the government of Equatorial Guinea as it seeks to deport people to the West African country and draws closer to its heavily prosecuted leaders, according to the top Democratic senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said in a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A convicted drug dealer who had been granted clemency by President Donald Trump was sent back to federal prison on Monday for violating the terms of his release after being charged with several new crimes. Jonathan Braun was sentenced to 27 months behind bars. The Long Island man had been accused […]
Americans who cannot afford to feed themselves and their families, including their pets, are lining up at food pantries across the country amid the government shutdown fight in Washington. The financial struggles of federal workers after a month of missed paychecks are compounded by the federal food assistance program facing delays. This is a photo […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices heard arguments in the case of Damon Landor, who wants to sue for money damages under a federal law designed to protect […]
The first regular-season AP Top 25 is typically an overhaul from the preseason poll as voters get a better sense how good teams might actually be. This season certainly is no different. Houston was No. 1 in the poll released Monday, swapping spots with Purdue by earning three more points overall. The Cougars received 18 […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Bonnie Watson Coleman, who was the first Black woman elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House, said Monday she won’t seek reelection next year. Watson Coleman, 80, said in a statement that she decided not to seek another term after “tremendous thought and reflection” and discussion with her family. […]
Baylor and Soutbern California jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after big opening week victories. The Bears began the season with a victory in Paris over then-No. 7 Duke to replace the Blue Devils in that spot Monday, climbing nine places. The Trojans edged then-No. 9 N.C. […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says that the United States government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group in that country is being violently persecuted. Trump announced Friday on Truth Social that no U.S. government official will […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with legislation that would end the government shutdown. It is unclear when the Senate will hold […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic senators — eight in total — faced almost instant blowback from members of their own party as they voted to allow the Senate to move forward on compromise legislation that would reopen the government. Their decision Sunday night was labeled a “betrayal” and “pathetic” by some of the most prominent […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about stroke, heart attack, dementia and other serious risks, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. U.S. health officials said they will remove the boxed warning from more than 20 pills, patches and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump. The justices took up an appeal from Mississippi after a panel of three judges nominated by the Republican president on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six people in attacks on two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The dual strikes on Sunday bring the total number of known attacks up to 19 and the death toll […]
RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Nineteen people were taken to the hospital on Sunday night after a bus overturned on a California highway, officials said. It happened near Running Springs, which is about 70 miles (113 kilometers) east of Los Angeles. The San Bernardino County Fire Department and California Highway Patrol said that most of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to break the impasse in what has become a deepening disruption of federal programs and services, the longest in history. What’s in and out of the bipartisan deal drew sharp criticism […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a Justice Department official. Ed Martin, the government’s pardon attorney, posted on social media a signed proclamation of the […]
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the next stages of the fragile Gaza ceasefire, while Israel returned the remains of another 15 Palestinians. The remains of four hostages are still in Gaza after Palestinian militants released the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The pain Americans are facing at airports across the country is expected to get worse this week if Congress is unable to reach a deal to reopen the federal government. U.S. airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights Saturday and more than 2,900 Sunday to comply with an FAA order to reduce […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Monday, lifted by technology shares as they rebounded from last week’s jitters over the run up in stocks related to artificial intelligence. South Korea’s Kospi led the gains, jumping 3.5%. Computer chip maker SK Hynix, which is cooperating with Nvidia on artificial intelligence, surged 5.5%. Its bigger rival, […]
